Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 18 Heavenly Soul Brings Its Body (This chapter is free)

"Young man, you are full of blood after all." Chao Buzhi sighed in his heart, remembering that he was one of Bai Mudan's admirers back then, when he heard that the beauty was taken captive by Xia Guo, he ignored his friends' dissuasion and abandoned his official position. Going out of Hangu Pass single-handedly, if you want to scold Liu Yi in front of him, you will definitely make him feel ashamed and admit his mistake.These decades of ups and downs in the officialdom have completely wiped away all the blood and edges.

"It is impossible to form an alliance with Xia, but once we start a war with the Liao people. I have 15 elite camps in Xijing stationed east of Hangu Pass, and most of them can be transferred to the east." Chao Buzhi added, "Xia's military system has only about 20 standing soldiers, and it has to take into account the old enemies from the east and the west. Among them, the Anbei Army Division for defending against the barbarians in Mobei and the Andong Army Division for defending against our country have no more than [-] troops each. The standing troops in the entire Guanzhong The strength of the army is only [-]. If the Xia Kingdom wants to advance eastward, and the war will destroy the country, it will inevitably recruit retired sergeants and regiments from Guanzhong to train the army. There is a lot of movement, and our court can detect and prepare for it as soon as possible." Chao Buzhi studied in Xia Kingdom when he was young For many years, he has a very good understanding of the situation in the Song and Xia countries.Xia Guo's Guanzhong region has frequent business trips with the Central Plains. Although Chao Buzhi only holds a casual position in the Imperial Academy, he also knows that after a hundred years of confrontation, both Song and Xia countries have arranged countless secret operations in each other's country.If Xia Guo used the standing army alone, he could still sneak attack, but if he mobilized retired sergeants and regiment training, it would be difficult to deceive the eyes and ears of Song Guo's secret agents.

Zhao Xingde sighed. According to the information revealed by the usual discussions of his classmates, although the Song Dynasty had a large army, it lacked elite soldiers who could run long distances and attack the masses with a few. Blocking Yuguan before the court went south, only elite soldiers like the 40 partial divisions of the Qin State that blocked the back of the [-] Zhao army in the Battle of Changping could take on this task.He also wanted to continue to ask about Xia Guo's official system and military system, but Chao Buzhi's face showed a tired look, obviously a little tired after giving lectures and answering questions.After the lecture was over, the three disciples got up and respectfully thanked the teacher.After Chao Buzhi, Zhao Xingde and Li Gefei's family had dinner together, Zhao Xingde left and went back.

It was dusk, although it was early spring, the north wind blew in the afternoon, and everyone was hurrying to and fro on Bianliang Street, but Deng Su, the eunuch student, stood respectfully in a Outside the gate of the large house, the cold wind was mixed with dust and sand, and the white Confucian robes had almost turned gray.The seemingly weak young scholar did not move, even the respectful expression on his face never relaxed.This is already the third time he has visited Grand Doctor Qin Hui, and even the gatekeeper of the Qin Mansion doesn't bother to talk to him anymore.

Taixue Guozijian students come from remote villages and have nothing to rely on in Bianliang. Seeking Wenzong Confucian teachers can not only learn from teachers, but also gain fame. Moreover, the recommendation of mentors is very important to scholars. People of the same teacher help each other. In the officialdom, he will not be alone.This custom originated from the Tang Dynasty. The inheritance of teachers and teachers has a great relationship with the future of scholars. The most famous one is Feng Zheng, a student of the famous Prime Minister Zhao Pu. Xue Kui, a student of Chunhua, was a Jinshi in the third year of Chunhua, and he was an official of Emperor Ruizong's court until he was a political advisor.

The teacher often spares no effort to support the students, and the students and disciples often serve as mentors like fathers for life. For example, the prime minister Wang Yu, who was in charge of the Zhengshitang in the Wuzong Dynasty for 20 years, had no children. In the cemetery of the Wang clan, Zong Rong and other disciples of the Wang family buried their mentors together. All the disciples stayed in a hut next to the cemetery for three years. Today, Wuling Academy, one of the four major academies in the world, is composed of these It was created by the disciples of Wangmen, and it was passed down as a good story at that time. Since then, although the power of the Wuling Academy in the center of the imperial court has been weak, in the official circles of Jingdong Road, it has been connected with each other, and the roots are intertwined. Difficult to enter.

In modern times, the wind of exposing and worshiping teachers is even more prevalent. The most rare thing is the popular prime minister Cai Jing. Scholars line up at the door every day to see him, even to the point where Kaifeng government servants are needed to maintain order.There was a scholar who came to Cai’s house No.1 every day. Finally, one time, Cai Jing looked through the guest book under the door. Seeing this person like this every day, he was very surprised. He was moved by his sincerity. So he recommended him, and this person finally achieved great success.Stories like these have inspired batch after batch of scholars and officials who are keen on fame and fame to embark on the road of exposing the truth.

At twilight, Deng Su went to the gate of Qin Hui to ask for an audience, and waited here all day, without any water or rice in the middle, and he was also very hungry and thirsty at this time.However, what is the three-day cold wind blowing in front of Qin Hui's door, who is supported by Prime Minister Zhao Guangshi, who seems to be the leader of Qingliu in the court, compared with the legendary Chengmen Lixue, who broke his arm to seek the law, what is it?Restraining his aversion to pointing and pointing at passers-by, Deng Su convinced himself that this was just a teacher testing my sincerity.

Just when the color of the day was dim, Deng Su thought that he had waited another day today and was about to go back home.The door of the Qin Mansion suddenly opened a crack, and the wrinkled face of the originally cold door smiled like a flower, beckoning to him.

The so-called dignity of a teacher, apprenticeship is also quite cumbersome. It is divided into many etiquettes such as "please see", "thank you", "wenjuan" and "thank you". Fortunately, since Qin Hui is willing to accept Deng Su as a disciple, He didn't make things difficult for him, instead, he talked with him in a gentle manner for more than an hour, during which there were not only knowledge, advice from officials, but also moderate praise, which made Deng Su feel as if he was in the spring breeze, and secretly sighed, it really is the world The master that Qingliu looked up to, was really lucky to be able to enter the Qin Sect.

Qin Hui caressed the three long beards, looked at Deng Su who was respectfully and respectfully holding the disciple's ceremony, and there was a hint of comparison in the answer just now, he was quite satisfied with this newly recruited disciple.Although he is only a small doctorate now, but his ambitions are very small, and the criteria for selecting students and disciples are also extremely strict, and he must be able to become a helper in the future.

"Shouyi, among your classmates in Taixue, there is one named Zhao Xingde, who is the descendant of Zhao Tixin who served first during Yuanyou years." Qin Hui asked seemingly casually.

Deng Su didn't know why Qin Hui asked about this matter, so he replied respectfully, "Exactly."

"As a teacher, I have some affection for my old friend. If you have a chance, you can bring him to my house together." Qin Hui said slowly, with no expression of joy or anger on his face, Deng Suwei bowed to accept the order, but secretly jealous in his heart Zhao Xingde, he had to stay in front of the Qin Mansion gate for three days before he could start to worship as a teacher, but Zhao Xingde was able to easily get the opportunity to worship the Qin Sect by virtue of Yuanyou's lingering shadow.He didn't know that when Qin Hui first became an official in the past, he had offended people who could not afford to offend, and was framed by political opponents. Zhao Tixin, who was in charge at the time, not only excused him in front of the officials, but also praised his character, which made him In the hearts of the officials, he left the impression of not being afraid of the powerful, and it was a blessing in disguise.Qin Hui learned a lesson from this incident, and since then he has become well versed in the way of "surging and shrinking, changing with the times", not only gaining reputation, but also gaining the appreciation of officials and Prime Minister Zhao Zhifu.This time the emperor Shi En Yuanyou party member entered Taixue to study, he secretly paid attention to it, and if there was a chance, he would support Zhao Xingde a little or two, in order to repay the kindness of Zhao Tixin's helping hand back then.

Deng Su was very concerned about the first errand that his teacher explained to him. When he returned to the Taixue Zhai, he didn't care about resting. The first thing he did was to find Zhao Xingde and tactfully conveyed to him his teacher's acceptance.Zhao Xingde's face remained calm, but his heart felt as if he had been stabbed by a scorpion. Although this world was very different from the history he knew, Qin Hui's reputation in history was indeed too great.

"Dr. Qin's love, I will definitely accompany my brother to come to the door to thank him, but I have already joined Mr. Chao Buzhi, the Taishi Bureau of the Imperial Academy." Zhao Xingde said seriously.